Standards are a funny thing. In this era of insurance industry innovation, Insurtech startups, and rapid agile software development and distribution, many people blanch at the constriction that standards often represent.

The National Institutes of Health launched the beta stage of its "All of Us" precision medicine project June 5, according to an online statement by the project's director, Eric Dishman.

Google tops the list of technology healthcare companies consumers trust most, according to a Rock Health report.

The Department of Veterans Affairs' contract with Epic may still hold, despite the department's recent decision to implement a competitor for its systemwide EHR, according to the Wisconsin State Journal.

Apple plans to unveil a new Bluetooth application programming interface for its Apple Watch, the company's vice-president of technology Kevin Lynch said during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose, Calif., which took place June 5 through June 9,…

IBM Watson Health and Novartis joined forces to personalize breast cancer treatment.

Allscripts and GoodRx — a market-intelligence company that tracks medication prices — joined forces to provide clinicians with information about prescription affordability at the point of care.

The majority of patients (60 percent) rely on their physician to track their health records, according to a Salesforce report.

The Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force released its long-awaited improvement report June 5, detailing more than 100 recommendations and action items to enhance poor security practices in the industry.

According to recent research, 81 percent of U.S. healthcare organizations will increase information security spending in 2017.